Railway-car.



PATENIED AUG. 28, 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY26,1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .112,- 28, 906- Application filed May 25 1906. Serial No.318,759-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIE J HARRIS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented a certain new and useful Railway-Car, ofwhich the following is a specification, the following being a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such .as will enablethose skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to that class of railway .cars or coaches morecommonly known as dining-cars, or, as I prefer to call it, a club-car,or, from its unique character, a banquet-car, for, as will be seen bythe drawings, the table when the car is arranged for a dining-carpreferably runs lengthwise of the car, which is a novel feature neverbefore introduced into this class of cars and which has manyadvantagesas, for instance, more seating capacity, better and quickerservice, and more stabilitywhile at any time, if desired, round tablescan be used instead of the longcenter table, thus making an idealclubcar. Then, again, all tables may when desired be disposed of bybeing packed away in the storage-compartments located beneath the floorof the car, thus affording room for 1 various functions, as lighttheatricals or opera, and providing a form of car which may be alsostyled an entertaining-car. Then, again, the chairs can be disposed ofby being packed into the storage-compartments and a .clear floor-spaceis thus obtained, allowing organization of the kind set forth simple inconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, and which is also efficient inpractical use.

To attain the desired end, this my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangeflowers, electric fans, or other articles for dis-105. ment, and operation of parts herein set forth. play or use.

In order to enable the invention to be fully may be utilized as standsfor tables and also v which accompany and form a part of thespecification, and in which Figures 1, 2, and 3 represent views inelevation of a car constructed according to my invention. Figs. 4, 5,and 6 are plan views of the same. Fig. 7 is a cross-section taken on theline 7 7, Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a transverse section on the line 8 8, Fig.5. Fig. 8 is a view in detail of the device for fastening a standard tothe floor of the car, and Fig. :9 is a cross-section taken on the line 99, Fig. 6.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the views.

Referring particularly by letter to the drawings, A denotes the car inwhich this invention is embodied, and A the hang-down between thetrucks, by which means room is afforded for the storage-compartments. Bis the vestibule-platform, having a domelamp B. At one end of theplatform is preferably located the wine-locker E.

Communicating with the platform of the car is a pantry or serving-roomD, located over the trucks, on the sides of which are respectivelyplaced coffee, tea, and hot-milk cans C C C and also ice-cream andicechests C and also linen and china closets F and a water-cooler G.

Swinging doors D form means .ofaccess to the main hall or room D whichmay be utilized, as stated, as a dining-room, ball-room, &c. At one endof the main hall and communicating with the same is placed themusic-room H, located in the center of the car and having an aisle oneach side of it and being furnished with a piano 1, in front of which isa transverse partition in which is placed the sideboard J.

In the dining-hall may be arranged a long table K, composed of a seriesof sections fastened together, the end of the table nearest the saidtransverse partition being adjust- .ably secured thereto. The saiddining-room is also furnished with suitable chairs L, and at any time,if preferred, a series of round tables h/L may be substituted for thelong or longitudinally-disposed table K.

Along the sides of the main hall are arranged a series of recesses d forsilverware,

A series of standards B which understood, I will proceed to explain theto be used to support electric-lamp stands, same by reference to thedrawings, illustramay be arranged at intervals along the cenroom fittinginto sockets A which lampstands may be encircled with flower-holders,casters, &c. I provide in the said main hall or room a movable partitionT which may be moved forward or back and by means of which the length ofthe main hall may be regulated, and the said partition, in connectionwith the movable and preferably knock down partition T, may serve toform a pr1- vate dining-room or card-room S, located over the trucks andhaving a table U, which room may also be used, if desired, as ashaving-room. At the end of the car are located the washstands V andlavatory W.

By pulling the sides or doors A A of the partitlon T toward the sides ofthe car, as shown by the dotted line, and pushing the said transversepartition in a backward direction additional space can be added to themain hall. The said partition T is suspended from the tracks A A, placedalong the sides of the car, and has a break through the same at A bywhich means'thetop portion of the partition is made stationary, whilethe lower part of the same is movable. The tables and chairs when notdesired for use may be stored in the compartments located in thehang-down A beneath the floor, as shown in Fig. 8.

When the floor of the main hall is to be used for dancing, a particularform of heavy canvas floor-covering N is drawn over and fastened to thefioor of the car, the said canvas being speciallyprepared with whiteshellac and chalk, which provides a smooth and glossy surface. Wheneverthe tables are removed from the main hall or room, so as to enable it tobe used for purposes of entertainment, the chairs may obviously bearranged across or around the same or in any other position suitable forsocial entertainments.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to theexact details of construction shown and described, for obviouslymodifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A railway car or coach having on eachside thereof storage-compartments located beneath the floor and suitablefor storing dining-room tables, chairs, 850., when not in use, and alsomeans arranged along the center ofthe car for supporting the said tableswhen m use.

2. A railway car or coach having means arranged along the center of thecar to support tables, in combination with interchangeable round andsquare tables constructed and arranged to engage therewith.

3. A railway car or coach having a main hall or room located in thecenter of the car and storage-compartments positioned thereunder, andalso having other rooms located over the trucks.

4. A railway car or coach having a main hall or room located in thecenter of the car and a music-room opening therein and stor-lage-compartments positioned thereunder, and also having other roomslocated over the trucks" 5. A railway car or coach having a main hall orroom with a longitudinally-disposed table running through the center ofthe said room, the said table having an adjustable connection at one endto a cross-partition located at one end of the room.

6. A railway car or coach having a main hall or room with alongitudinally-disposed table composed of a number of sections run ningthrough the center of the said room, the said table having an adjustableconnection at one end to a cross-partition located at one end of theroom.

7. A railway car or coach having a main hall or room withstorage-compartments positioned beneath the floor thereof, and also alongitudinallydisposed table running through the center of the saidroom, the said table having an adjustable connection at one end to across-partition located at one end of the room.

8. A railway car or coach having a main hall or room withstorage-compartments positioned beneath the floor thereof andalso havinga longitudinally-disposed table composed of a number of sections runningthrough the center of the said room, the said table having an adjustableconnection at one end to a cross-partition located at one end of theroom. 7

In testimony of the foregoing specification I do hereby sign the same,in the city of New York, county and State of New York, this 21st day ofMay, 1906.

LOUIE J. HARRIS.

